"ChrisR" <ChrisR@noEmail.com> wrote in message
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> Pull Subscription, Remote Distributor (on the Subscriber), not Immidate
> Updating, Tranascactioal Replication with both boxes SQL2K SP4.
>
> I have no idea what to do here. I highlight Log Reader Agent and all of
them
> simply say "The step did not generate any output. The step failed". I
RClick
> and start and it delivers the awaiting transactions, but then the above
> message appears again.
>
> Any ideas???
>
> TIA, Chris
>
>

"ChrisR" <ChrisR@noEmail.com> wrote in message
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> More info...
>
> When I try to configure replication on the Publisher, I get a message that
> it cant connect to the distributor. I have made certain though that these
> two boxes can communicate.
>
>
> "ChrisR" <ChrisR@noEmail.com> wrote in message
> news:esN6FzRgGHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Pull Subscription, Remote Distributor (on the Subscriber), not Immidate
>> Updating, Tranascactioal Replication with both boxes SQL2K SP4.
>>
>> I have no idea what to do here. I highlight Log Reader Agent and all of
> them
>> simply say "The step did not generate any output. The step failed". I
> RClick
>> and start and it delivers the awaiting transactions, but then the above
>> message appears again.
>>
>> Any ideas???
>>
>> TIA, Chris
>>
>>
>
>

"Hilary Cotter" <hilary.cotter@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Reboot both boxes. Starting with the publisher. There is a condition where
> the log reader hangs on start. It sounds like you have hit it.
>
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> "ChrisR" <ChrisR@noEmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uVwgVyUgGHA.3756@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> > More info...
> >
> > When I try to configure replication on the Publisher, I get a message
that
> > it cant connect to the distributor. I have made certain though that
these
> > two boxes can communicate.
> >
> >
> > "ChrisR" <ChrisR@noEmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:esN6FzRgGHA.4196@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> Pull Subscription, Remote Distributor (on the Subscriber), not Immidate
> >> Updating, Tranascactioal Replication with both boxes SQL2K SP4.
> >>
> >> I have no idea what to do here. I highlight Log Reader Agent and all of
> > them
> >> simply say "The step did not generate any output. The step failed". I
> > RClick
> >> and start and it delivers the awaiting transactions, but then the above
> >> message appears again.
> >>
> >> Any ideas???
> >>
> >> TIA, Chris
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>